COMMENT: Spring - Fall 2020
By Harley Shaiken | The CLAS Chair Emeritus comments on the Fall 2020 Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies.
THE SPIRIT OF CLAS: “Twenty Years Now, Where’d They Go?” CLAS, Berkeley, and the Americas
By Harley Shaiken | Reflections on two decades of community growth and impact during his tenure as Chair of CLAS.
CHILE: The Demise of Pinochet's Constitution
By Javier Couso | Looking at the prospects and process for a new Constitution for Chile.
CHILE: A Social Explosion
By James Gerardo Lamb |On the upheaval in Chile and its political underpinnings, focused on Gabriel Boric, who visited CLAS in February 2020.
MEXICO: The Zapatistas vs. AMLO
By María Inclán | On the stormy relationship between the Zapatistas and Mexico's president.
HEALTH: Regulating and Promoting Generic Drugs in Latin America
By Elize M. Fonseca and Ken Shadlen | On Latin America's important and growing generic drug market.
CHILE: Mónica González Mujica: Between Sorrow and Hope
By Elizabeth Farnsworth, with María José Calderón | On the career of a legendary Chilean journalist.
PERU: The Shining Path and the Emergence of the Human Rights Community in Peru
By Charles Walker | On the intersection of violent conflict and the pursuit of human rights in Peru.
LITERATURE: A Long Petal of the Sea
A Conversation Between Isabel Allende and Adam Hochschild | The two authors discuss Allende's novel, the Spanish Civil War, and the voyage of the SS Winnipeg
POETRY: Inspiring Words
Two U.S. poets across 150 years speak to a vision for the soul of their country.
This Issue's Team
Chair: Harley Shaiken
Vice Chair: Julia Byrd
Program Coordinator: Janet Waggaman
Special Projects Coordinator: Ana De Carolis
Research Fellow: Daniel Payares Montoya
Design and Layout: Greg Louden
Editor: Deborah Meacham
The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Center for Latin American Studies or UC Berkeley.
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